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CHINA
Established 1845
on P. 5
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1961.
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'EKJUPAINT' FOUNTAIN PIN Gods Ligrate
VNITRO PAPEN COÚLYO
136,000 spend their lives afloat FLOATING POPULATION
Government reveals HK PLASTIC FLOWERS
census figures
Hongkong has a floating population of about 136,000 people living on about 21,300 small craft scattered throughout the waters of the Colony.
Mon make up more than half of this community, whose members spend almost their entire lives on the water, according to the preliminary findings of the Marine Census which was carried out just before the Chinese New Year holidays.
The census-taking was carried | Duy, collapsed suddenly and had -out by 78 cinef enumerator, and
864 enumeratora,
mostly stu- dents. More than 300 sampuns And motorised Junks were mobilised for The operation, which covered 14 marine dis- tricts,
lu be conveyed by mechanised jul to the village of Shatsukok. where he was taken to hospital, ¦ The man has since recovered.
targest boat population The Was fit Youngli ani Aberdeen.
were more There boats in one areas and les in other than had been expected,
ABERDEEN
A:
mumerals
people ving
EXCELLENT
The Census Commissioner, Mr- K. M. A. Barasil, sald today that, the Census enumerators received. excellent co-operation from the boat per plc.
enumerators.
fur
"Everyting went very whatthly and I have only the 1 highest prais
the Yuminati, the Census, enthusiasm shown both by this
33,335 counted
11cl the bou on 5,88€ bou people." he said. while 28,501
If the people living on Tallo prople living out 4:053 med eraft were counted. are as sensible and co-operative i
as the boat people, everything a' Aberdee
will ร่ม #plendid
the enumeration
land
10:
The following table gives the figurer of population and boats In each of the 14 marine dis tat
X, Cheung Chau. Peng
| population.
k which
the Startz
me Frow morning."
Males Females Population
Marine District
Boats
I.
Yau Ma Tei
3,896 10.735
15,380 32.315
2
Victoria
2,350
2.638
Shau Kel Wan
9.039
1,932
Aberdeen
4,053
14,902
6.160 G.813 14.746 13.620 28,591
13.708
5.
Deep Bay
245
COH
061
1,350
G.
North Lantan
851
1,832
3.619
West Lant
50%
1,526
1,130
7.451 2.660
Chau, Mul Wo, etc. 148
2,684
2.478
3.162
9.
Erden Wan
1.863
0.084
5,473
11.357
10.
Lamma Island
120
479
302
II. Junk Bay
57
207
208
415
13.
Port Shelter
620
2.592
2,369
4,061
13. Telo Harbour
6261
4,354
3,641
7.995
14.
Mies Hay
461
2.627
1,085
4.012
Totai
21.292
71,760
04.138
$35,898
A number of incidents in the lighter wein
wecurred dbring
the cezisu vetaking. One chter enumerator, a school teacher, Tonle her work ruther seriously and had her own:chool derki transported on to a sampan.
One particular individual,
Garden-road
who had recently returned to Hongkong from a long slay in im overreas
warby country, eved the Census oflicer, who curred
hold-up
A
big
trafic
hulp-up oc- Garden-road this
was wearing a green armband ' monting when two private cars.
CONCRETE
FALLS FROM
CITY
BUILDING
Was
A big plece of concrete
dislodged from the ledge on the fifth floor level of Central Ilouse and crashed down on
the pavement of Queen's-real in front of the United Com- mercial Bank st about a'clock last night.
Nobody was Injured,
9
DETAINED IN AMERICA
A shipment of plastic flowers has been detained by the U.S.
Customs in New York, it was learned today.
The ground of detention was sileged Infringement of certain patent rights in Amerles.
"Although the real situation has yet to
etarilled." said Mr Norman 5. K, Young, Chairman of the Hongkong Plastle Manufacturers Associa- tion, We believe a rose is a rose anywhere in the world."
However. the assoriatica is i going to hold a meeting tonight i auring which "we will bring up the subject of investigation lato the situation," he told the China i Mail this morning.
FIRST TIME
Mr. Young-soid there were occasions when American im- porters cancelled orders in the past but "that was due to the ever-dropping prives of Hong- through cut- Products kong throat ecmpetition among the leeat manufacturers.
"American importers ordered several months of shipments in advance And usually drsued letters of credit for the Arst one or two months' shipment.
"When the importers realised later that prices had dropped, they cancelled the orders
nol
yet covered by letters of credit," "But this is the first time
The pollee cordoned off the Hongkong plastic flowers have
pavement near the bank en. ' been dained by American trance and the Public Works Customs on the alleged round Department have seni offleers of patent right Infringentent." to make an inspection,
he raid.
Cracks have developed on the i He is not clear whether the underside of the Jedre on both. U.S. Customs will hold up fur- Ilie Queen's-road and Dud-ther shipmenty from Hongkofig, dell-street sides,
Student died of
heart trouble
of
A student
Raimondt College who collapsed at 7 pm yesterday dieg of heart trouble, the headmaster. Fr Domini Bozzo said today.
Seven-year-old Tsol Chol-you had always been very weak suffering from a weak heart, Fr Bazzo said quoting the boy's parents.
BIG MARKET
!
POLICEMAN ON $2,000
THEFT CHARGE
A 32-year-old Police Corporal, Tsal Bun, of 313 Hollywood- road, Police Married Quarters "B" Block, 'was accused at Causeway Bay Court This
stealing morning of
$2,000 woman he was living
for
זיכויי
frum a with.
He Tsul pleaded not guilty. is defended by Mr A. S. C. Comber, of Hastings and Co. So Lal-walt, a witness the prosecution of Flat Great George Mansion, eighth floor. Wanchal, told Mr K. Ä. 5. Phillips that she had been living with the accused for approximately two years, up to the date of the alleged offence on January 12, 1901.
QUARREL
On that day, at about 8.30 pm, "But we are at present cabling importers in America to find out she had a quarrel with him in her flat, and she left the house. about the situation," he said.
"The US. is our biggest mar-
Witness said accused and a ket, taking up 80 per cent of servant were then left in the Hongkong's plastic flower ex-dat, and when she returned an ports but the amount detained hour later she was told accused by the US. Customs is com- had gone, taking his clothing
with him. paratively smuli," he added,
had Then remembered 1 $2,000 in a handbag in the bed- room wardrobe. I took out the handbag but found the money was not there. I searched but could not find it."
Distribution of
clothing
Bundles of warm clothing collected by the British Red Crose Society were handed to 1,500 women with bables and young children at the Wanchai He will be buried at the Kaltong Association side of the Catholle Cemetery, Happy Southcru Playground this Valley, at 330 pm today.
with reti lettering. He
collided near Kennedy-mad | V tiously asked: Which giver 8.15 am.
menti taklug the census?
There was
Flightly were
unfortunate | eng
Beth
cars
incident. An caumtrator work damnaged bu there were no ing on Kat © Island, hi
at
Mirs casualties.
Paquerette's
first showing of those fabulous.
"Cole of California"
Bathing Suits and Sun Dresses
SEE THEM TO-DAY
160 Des Voeux Road, C.
Tel. 21-157
morning.
'Dancing waters'
fountain
for roundabout
Asked by Detective Inspector A. G. Wilson whether accused had a key to the wardrobe, witness replied in the negative. She said accused had only one key to the main door of the flat.
She reported next morning.
to the police
WITH WIFE
On January 15 at her sister's
Antal 216 Des Voeux-road third fact, she said "doicndan; came
to Bec me with his wife. Defendant tnok 雅L to
0
bedroom and caitl 'A mis-
Witness sald
accused's wife came shortly after 10 am-but without the money.
"She told defendant their bank account had been closed," witness sald,
$10,000 GIVEN Cross-examined
Mr by Comber, witness sald "I do not love him (accused) any more. I ceased to love him long ago.
have a bad impression him,"
of
Witness said the $2,000 was given her by a friend, Wong Fu-Ding.
"How much has he (Wong) given you in the course of the last two years?" asked.
Mr Comber
"Over $10,000." Mr Comber: "1s defendant years younger than Wong?"
Witness: "I do not know."
OLD ADMIRER
HEAVY FINE
FOR 'VISUAL
ART' DANCERS
A **Visuat Art" dancing
From the Filas
"I
25
years
AGO-
February 1936
AM conscious as much as any one else that our examination system 08 at present conducted is not only by no means perfect, school operated by three young but absolutely crying out women was raided by a party for intelligent reform, that of police yesterday, it was re-it criba, cabins and confines, vealed in Mr J. E. Dargan's | and what is worse, unfairly Court at Norili Kowloon limits certain
types of magistracy this morning, mentality in their start. in The defendants were Lau Lal, life."
| 29, of 54, Matauwel-read, ground
floor, Li Tul-fan,
of 30 Ma- The above remarks were tauwai-road third Hoor and made by the Rev L. L. Lam Yee-wan, 32, of 22, Car-Nash, Acting Headmaster
narvon-road third floor,
The three pleaded guilty entertaining members
of
10
of the Diocesan Boys School,
the in the course of a speech at public without à permit issued | the annual meeting and
by
the Commissioner of Police, dinner of the DBS Old Boya and were each fined $300 with Association held in the the alternative of six weeks by school on Saturday night.
Mr Dargan.
Lam:
Before sentencing them Vår
And Dargan said to L "You have treaten contemptuously by the offenes in two
Mr J. M. Wong, the retir- znts courting President of the Associa committing tion, took the chair at both days me the meeting and the dinner, after being fined $100 each when and reported that although you appeared before me three
there was an increase in days ago."
membership in the past year, subscriptions collected were very much less.
A STUDENT
In-
Jasp G. M. Dorman said that Det. Insp J. M. Martin of Kow-
Mr Peter H. Sin and Dr Toon elly after receiving formation
raided 215B Prince Li Shu-fan were elected Edward-road, first floor, and in President and Vice-President vive of the three cupled respectively for the ensuing rooms Det. Police 'Constable Lo
year. earlier
Ying-ming,
Deslog
who had entered the apartment as a student dancer, was with
Among the large number
| Lau Lal who was taking off her of Old Boys and friends
clothing.
present were Lt Col H. B. L. On being questioned she ad-Dowbiggin, Mr Peter H. Sin, 10mitted that she had received a
Mr Comber: "The reason why you have invented this story is that it is a way of getting rid of the defendant so that you can have more time for your older admirer."
Witness: "Thut is not sa.“ Hearing continues,
Funeral of former Ewo
compradore
friends
and
Many relatives,
business associates altended the funeral service of the late Mr Pan Ching-pao, former Chinese
of Jar- manager
dine Matheson and Co Ltd
In Shanghai, at the Inter-
national Funeral Parlour to- slay.
The funeral service was fol-
nert Christian Cemetery, Pok- fulam.
take is a mistakes. I hope you lowed by interment at the Chi- will withdraw the report to the pollee. wit give you back the money. My wile pronised
Mr Pan who died here on to draw money from the bank Tuesday at the age of 90, at his and pay you tack.'
residence at 5 Fung Fai Terrace "Nexi moming, I raw de- is survived by six sons, three fendant at my aister's flat daughters and many grand-
he said, was children. her way to draw money The Rev Alvin Tsang officiated from the bank," witness con-et the service and at the tinued.
graveside.
Hongkong's first "coloured dancing waters" fountain will gains wife.
be sited in the centre of the traffic roundabout at
the Tsimshatsui ferry concourse in Kowloon.
The fountain will be oval in
shape and will measure about!
5 lest in diameter. Five water
jets, each about eight feel in
height, will operate on one side
of the fountain.
luminated.
There jets, when with liv different coloured lights. will give "dancing effect to the water figures, Illumination of the water witi be provided by underwater light placed near the source of the Jets.
WATER LILIES
The whole roundabout is fo be refurfed and smail trees and- shrubs pinzited, Water washt slones will be laid around the fountain itself and water les will be grown in bowls insido the fountain.
Meris Leigh & Orange, the arm of architects commissioned by Government to prepare the plana and supervise the con- struction works, point out that the idea behind the scheme is te often the surrounding lay- out of the ferry concourse..
Tender for the corntruction of the fountain are called for in tecky's Government Gazelte.. Work is expected to start in May and tako about three months to complete.
POP by God'
THOUGHT YOU SAID YOUR OLD MAN WAS A COPPER
1301
011
SO HE IS - PLAIN CLOTHES
BRANCH
Carlsberg
SCORES EVERYTIME
4819
note).
$10 note from Det Pollee Con-, Professor L. Forster, Mr stabic Lo. (It was a marked R. H. Kotowall, the Rev. H. W. Enines, Rev. L. L. The polleo party also found Nash, Mr P. S. Cassidy, Dr Lam Yee-wan and Li Tui-fan
Arthur
E. Woo, MessrE with two Chinese men in an-
Zimmern, uther room and in the recep- Cock, W. A.
on parlour.
George She, E. F. Fincher, They also found that in the H. Gittins, S. V. Gittins, reception partour there was a Thomas Lay, H. D. Lay, gramophone which transmiited
W. N. Thomas Tam, B. C. music into built-in separate loudspeakers in the other have Randall, Wong Ka-tsun, J. J. King, E. H. P. White, S. Land Lam had one smar Jex, H. Kow, G. S. Ladd, previous conviction when they J. L. Youngaaye, S. A, were each fined $100 three Broadbridge,
days ago, insy Dorman added.
N. Broad-
bridge, A. G. Mooney, Mahan
Mr G. 1. P. Cárty has been ap- Singh, E. C. C. Johnston, nointed Chairman of the Port Wel- A. G. F. Prew, D. 1. Luar, fare Committee.
The appointment of Brigadier LT. S. W.
T. Rides RHKDF Commandant has Thomas.
been
extended
for one year.
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